“…A number of QM studies on NIR spectra of basic molecules have been reported over the last few years (Beć et al, 2016a, 2018a; Grabska et al, 2017a,b). Vibrational studies of these systems are relatively important for our understanding of the general spectra-structure correlations (Czarnecki et al, 2000; Wojtków and Czarnecki, 2006; Michniewicz et al, 2007, 2008; Haufa and Czarnecki, 2010) and the role of conformational isomerism (Czarnecki et al, 2006; Wojtków and Czarnecki, 2006), structure and dynamics of hydrogen-bonding, self-association mechanisms and intermolecular interactions (Czarnecki and Ozaki, 1999; Czarnecki et al, 2000, 2010; Czarnecki, 2003; Czarnecki and Wojtków, 2004; Michniewicz et al, 2007; Haufa and Czarnecki, 2010), in particular the interactions with solvent molecules (e.g., water, nonpolar solvents) (Gonjo et al, 2011; Tomza and Czarnecki, 2015), or chiral discrimination (Czarnecki, 2003); the temperature influence on the above effects was often also examined (Czarnecki and Ozaki, 1999; Iwahashi et al, 2000; Šašić et al, 2002; Wojtków and Czarnecki, 2005, 2006, 2007; Grabska et al, 2017a). In the above contexts, alcohol molecules have remained among those investigated most frequently in physicochemical NIRS; often, the lack of QM spectra simulations hindered full comprehension therein.…”